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Nearly £14bn in R&D funding allocated to DSIT

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has set out how it will allocate the record £13.9 billion in funding for transformational research and development in the next year. Areas including life sciences are set to benefit. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – the UK’s lead public research funder – will receive £8.8 billion over the next year. However,…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2025
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Prime Minister announces funding to improve medical research

The Wellcome Institute and the UK Government are launching a major new health data research initiative worth up to £600 million. This new service will streamline secure access to health data, accelerating research aimed at understanding illness and enabling the development of better tools for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Funded by £100 million from Wellcome and up to £500 million…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 28 March – 2 April

MHRA launches initiative to improve communications The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched a new monthly safety bulletin, the ‘MHRA Safety Roundup’, as part of its three-year Strategy for Improving Safety Communications. This initiative aims to make information about medicines and medical devices clearer and more accessible for healthcare professionals. The bulletin, sent to subscribers and published online…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2025
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Government and community pharmacies reach £3bn new deal to provide key services

After a year of negotiations, the government and Community Pharmacy England have reached a £3bn deal to ensure pharmacies can deliver key health services to patients. Ministers hope that increased activity by pharmacies, such as Pharmacy First consultations, will ease pressure on GPs. However, the National Pharmacy Association has challenged the settlement, claiming it falls significantly short of NHS estimates.…
Ben Kemp
March 31, 2025
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Study shows 9% of all MHRA Yellow Card adverse drug reaction reports are gene-related

A new study from Queen Mary University of London found that 9% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the UK medicines regulator are associated with medications where side effect risk is partly dependent on patient’s genes. Of this subset of ADRs, 75% were associated with only three genes that impact how the body processes medication. Genetic testing before…
Ben Kemp
March 31, 2025
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Patients more than twice likely to receive sore throat prescriptions in English pharmacies than in Wales

Patients with a sore throat are more than twice as likely to be given antibiotics by a pharmacist through England’s Pharmacy First Scheme compared with a similar scheme in Wales, according to an initial analysis published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The study, led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Cardiff University, compared…
Ben Kemp
March 31, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 20 – 27 March

Tom Adeyoola selected as preferred candidate for Chair of Innovate UK Tech entrepreneur and Metail founder Tom Adeyoola selected as preferred head of Innovate UK as the government ramps up plans to drive growth. Backing businesses across the UK, Innovate UK invests in game-changing innovation, from advanced AI to zero-emission transport, fuelling our Plan for Change. Under Tom’s leadership, Innovate…
Ben Kemp
March 27, 2025
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Ex-NHSE boss Amanda Pritchard delivers verdict on body’s dissolution: ‘the time is right’

In her final pubic appearance as Chief Executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard stated that the 'time is right' to abolish the body. At a King's Fund event, she stated that it made sense for the Government to take more control over NHS operations given the seismic changes expected from the upcoming NHS 10-year plan. She expressed her concern about…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2025
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